citing the conventional fusion FAQ:

6. Recent Results in Fusion Research
Last Revised October 16, 1994

Not a lot of news in the past 9 years. Will they wait to build a
fusion power plant until it can run it profitably? I read they
could build one now if they made it large enough.

How dense is the plasma or - say - how much hydrogen is there in
a 1000 m3 reactor? How safe is the reactor in case of a magnetic
field break down. Or - how much heat does it carry and how much
would be required to break the first wall? Hmm, if the field
fails only locally and diverts the plasma to only a spot a hole
might happen more easily as compared to when the whole field fails.

Will there be water pipes to carry the heat from the Li blanket
(fire and explosion hazard?) or will molten Li take the heat to a
remote heat exchanger. Or will they use He as heat transfer and
turbine fluid?

Bernhard

Bernhard Kuemel wrote in message ...
citing the conventional fusion FAQ:

6. Recent Results in Fusion Research
Last Revised October 16, 1994

Not a lot of news in the past 9 years. Will they wait to build a
fusion power plant until it can run it profitably? I read they
could build one now if they made it large enough.

Makes some of us wonder where you do your reading.

Science is current struggling with the challenge of producing a
sustained fussion reaction. One that is done we'll then be in the
position to comtemplate the design of a commercial scale power
reactor.

Can we run it profitably? Who the Hell knows, since we have yet to
discover the methodology underlying the design of such a device.

Harry C.

Harry Conover wrote:
Last Revised October 16, 1994

Not a lot of news in the past 9 years. Will they wait to build a
fusion power plant until it can run it profitably? I read they
could build one now if they made it large enough.

Makes some of us wonder where you do your reading.

Umm, I don't exactly remember. Maybe something like the
conventional fusion FAQ (e.g.
http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/FAQ/section6-results.txt). Maybe I also
concluded that myself from the fact that they are getting closer
to Q=1 and Q raises when the reactor size raises because the
losses decrease with a lower surface/volume ratio. I'm not an
expert in this field and if what I wrote sounds like great news
it's probably wrong.

Bernhard

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